Quick Links: November 21, 2007

“Zydeco Joe” Mouton Dies at Age 64Popular zydeco accordionist “Zydeco Joe” Mouton passed away on Saturday, due to complications from pneumonia. He didn’t pick up the accordion until he was 45, but earned a reputation for energetic, old school zydeco and his ability to improvise lyrics in Creole French.

Liberty Bellows: Accordion Inventory VideosI usually discourage people from buying accordions online because it’s so hard to know what you’re getting. Liberty Bellows in Philadelphia has a novel approach to this problem, though: they’re posting videos of used accordions they have for sale, giving a brief demonstration of each.